The theme for this year’s International Banquet is “A Cruise Around The World” and we hope you can join us for this trip! This event is open to all students, international, domestic and unidentified. Faculty members, university staff and community […]
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The goal of my thesis is to present a history of the Halifax Public Gardens that subverts the nature-culture binary that is fundamental and implicit in so many academic subjects, including environmental disciplines. For example, how many times do we […]
Last week, we sat down with Jesse Van Gestel, owner of Wolfville’s newest café “Charts” to get to know him and his café a little better. Off the beaten path, Charts Café is a travel-inspired, casual, professional and intimate gathering […]
On January 31, 2018, Halifax removed the statue of its controversial founder and Nova Scotia Governor Edward Cornwallis. The Halifax Regional Council had voted the day before to immediately remove the statue and place it in storage until the Council […]
The annual Acadia International Banquet, held by The Wong International Centre and the Center for Global Education, is cordially looking for your attendance for next Saturday, March 10th, 2018 at 6:30 pm at Sheldon L. Fountain Commons. The doors open […]
This article draws on Idle No More’s discussion guide related to the Colten Boushie case. It is a great resource to explore if you want to learn more about this case. What happened? Although some of the details are uncertain, […]
As a born and raised Nova Scotian, nothing completes a room more than some authentic Maritime music. This past weekend at Acadia, Signal Hill, the band, played at a school event. The atmosphere in the room was incredible. The pride […]
Oh, Canada. The snow, the hockey, the wildlife, and the maple syrup. Everything about Canada is beautiful, but for some it can get confusing. Canadian stereotypes and mannerisms, it seems, have been stumping some of our international students at Acadia. We are […]
Yes, you have read that correctly. It’s something you may have said aloud, but never read in text –nevertheless it is a part of campus culture. Or maybe this is your introduction to the topic. NARP, non-athletic-regular-person. A term often […]
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)– Netflix This documentary chronicles the life of Andrew Bagby. A man murdered by his ex-lover Not long after his death, she proceeded to announce that she was pregnant with […]
If you lack self-control when it comes to being able to shut your computer screen at the end of a long day because you can’t get enough of your new favourite show, I encourage you to stop reading this article […]